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Five little Peppers in the Little Brown House
Five little Peppers in the Little Brown House

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Five little Peppers in the Little Brown House is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Margaret Sidney • Curated US English Learning Edition
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LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.
BY MARGARET SIDNEY AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS MIDWAY,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS GROWN UP,” “BEN PEPPER,” “A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN,” “TWO LITTLE FRIENDS IN NORWAY,” ETC.
BOSTON LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.
PEPPER TRADE MARK Registered in U. S. Patent Office.
PUBLISHED, AUGUST, 1907.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Five little Peppers in the Little Brown House

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Five little Peppers in the Little Brown House is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.
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BY MARGARET SIDNEY AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS MIDWAY,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS GROWN UP,” “BEN PEPPER,” “A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN,” “TWO LITTLE FRIENDS IN NORWAY,” ETC.
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BOSTON LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.
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PEPPER TRADE MARK Registered in U. S. Patent Office.
/ˈpepər treɪd mɑːrk ˈredʒɪstərd ɪn juː es ˈpætənt ˈɔːfɪs/
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PUBLISHED, AUGUST, 1907.

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concord noun US /ˈkɑːnkɔːrd/

capital of the state of New Hampshire; located in south central New Hampshire on the Merrimack river

From this reading “BY MARGARET SIDNEY AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS MIDWAY,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS GROWN UP,” “BEN PEPPER,” “A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN,” “TWO LITTLE FRIENDS IN NORWAY,” ETC.”

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midway adjective US /ˈmɪdweɪ/

equally distant from the extremes

From this reading “BY MARGARET SIDNEY AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS MIDWAY,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS GROWN UP,” “BEN PEPPER,” “A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN,” “TWO LITTLE FRIENDS IN NORWAY,” ETC.”

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norway noun US /ˈnɔːrweɪ/

a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe on the western side of the Scandinavian Peninsula; achieved independence from Sweden in 1905

From this reading “BY MARGARET SIDNEY AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS MIDWAY,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS GROWN UP,” “BEN PEPPER,” “A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN,” “TWO LITTLE FRIENDS IN NORWAY,” ETC.”

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Patent verb US /ˈpætənt/

obtain a patent for

From this reading “PEPPER TRADE MARK Registered in U. S. Patent Office.”

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pepper verb US /ˈpepər/

add pepper to

From this reading “BY MARGARET SIDNEY AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS MIDWAY,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS GROWN UP,” “BEN PEPPER,” “A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN,” “TWO LITTLE FRIENDS IN NORWAY,” ETC.”

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peppers noun US /ˈpepərz/

plural of “pepper” — climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam

From this reading “BY MARGARET SIDNEY AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS MIDWAY,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS GROWN UP,” “BEN PEPPER,” “A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN,” “TWO LITTLE FRIENDS IN NORWAY,” ETC.”

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Registered adjective US /ˈredʒɪstərd/

(of animals) officially recorded with or certified by a recognized breed association; especially in a stud book

From this reading “PEPPER TRADE MARK Registered in U. S. Patent Office.”

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shepard noun US /ˈʃepərd/

United States author of surrealistic allegorical plays (born in 1943)

From this reading “LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.”

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LITTLE MAID adjective + noun

In this reading “BY MARGARET SIDNEY AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS MIDWAY,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS GROWN UP,” “BEN PEPPER,” “A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN,” “TWO LITTLE FRIENDS IN NORWAY,” ETC.”

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1907

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From this reading PUBLISHED, AUGUST, 1907.

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading BY MARGARET SIDNEY AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS MIDWAY,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS GROWN UP,” “BEN PEPPER,” “A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN,” “TWO LITTLE FRIENDS IN NORWAY,” ETC.

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ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading BY MARGARET SIDNEY AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS MIDWAY,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS GROWN UP,” “BEN PEPPER,” “A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN,” “TWO LITTLE FRIENDS IN NORWAY,” ETC.

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AUGUSTnounUS /ˈɑːɡəst/

the month following July and preceding September

From this reading PUBLISHED, AUGUST, 1907.

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AUTHORnounUS /ˈɔːθər/

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading BY MARGARET SIDNEY AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS MIDWAY,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS GROWN UP,” “BEN PEPPER,” “A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN,” “TWO LITTLE FRIENDS IN NORWAY,” ETC.

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BENnounUS /ben/

a mountain or tall hill

From this reading BY MARGARET SIDNEY AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS MIDWAY,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS GROWN UP,” “BEN PEPPER,” “A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN,” “TWO LITTLE FRIENDS IN NORWAY,” ETC.

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BOSTONnounUS /ˈbɑːstən/

state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services

From this reading BOSTON LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.

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BYprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading BY MARGARET SIDNEY AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS MIDWAY,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS GROWN UP,” “BEN PEPPER,” “A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN,” “TWO LITTLE FRIENDS IN NORWAY,” ETC.

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COnounUS /koʊ/

an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon

From this reading LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.

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CONCORDnounUS /ˈkɑːnkɔːrd/

capital of the state of New Hampshire; located in south central New Hampshire on the Merrimack river

From this reading BY MARGARET SIDNEY AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS MIDWAY,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS GROWN UP,” “BEN PEPPER,” “A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN,” “TWO LITTLE FRIENDS IN NORWAY,” ETC.

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ETC

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From this reading BY MARGARET SIDNEY AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS MIDWAY,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS GROWN UP,” “BEN PEPPER,” “A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN,” “TWO LITTLE FRIENDS IN NORWAY,” ETC.

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FIVEnounUS /faɪv/

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading BY MARGARET SIDNEY AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS MIDWAY,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS GROWN UP,” “BEN PEPPER,” “A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN,” “TWO LITTLE FRIENDS IN NORWAY,” ETC.

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FRIENDSnounUS /frendz/

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading BY MARGARET SIDNEY AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS MIDWAY,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS GROWN UP,” “BEN PEPPER,” “A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN,” “TWO LITTLE FRIENDS IN NORWAY,” ETC.

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GREWverbUS /ɡruː/

inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading BY MARGARET SIDNEY AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS MIDWAY,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS GROWN UP,” “BEN PEPPER,” “A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN,” “TWO LITTLE FRIENDS IN NORWAY,” ETC.

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GROWNadjectiveUS /ɡroʊn/

(of animals) fully developed

From this reading BY MARGARET SIDNEY AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS MIDWAY,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS GROWN UP,” “BEN PEPPER,” “A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN,” “TWO LITTLE FRIENDS IN NORWAY,” ETC.

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HOW

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From this reading BY MARGARET SIDNEY AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS MIDWAY,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS GROWN UP,” “BEN PEPPER,” “A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN,” “TWO LITTLE FRIENDS IN NORWAY,” ETC.

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INprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading BY MARGARET SIDNEY AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS MIDWAY,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS GROWN UP,” “BEN PEPPER,” “A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN,” “TWO LITTLE FRIENDS IN NORWAY,” ETC.

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LEEnounUS /liː/

United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)

From this reading LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.

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LITTLEadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading BY MARGARET SIDNEY AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS MIDWAY,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS GROWN UP,” “BEN PEPPER,” “A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN,” “TWO LITTLE FRIENDS IN NORWAY,” ETC.

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LOTHROP

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From this reading LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.

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MAIDnounUS /meɪd/

a female domestic

From this reading BY MARGARET SIDNEY AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS MIDWAY,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS GROWN UP,” “BEN PEPPER,” “A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN,” “TWO LITTLE FRIENDS IN NORWAY,” ETC.

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MARGARET

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From this reading BY MARGARET SIDNEY AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS MIDWAY,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS GROWN UP,” “BEN PEPPER,” “A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN,” “TWO LITTLE FRIENDS IN NORWAY,” ETC.

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MARKverbUS /mɑːrk/

attach a tag or label to

From this reading PEPPER TRADE MARK Registered in U. S. Patent Office.

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MIDWAYadjectiveUS /ˈmɪdweɪ/

equally distant from the extremes

From this reading BY MARGARET SIDNEY AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS MIDWAY,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS GROWN UP,” “BEN PEPPER,” “A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN,” “TWO LITTLE FRIENDS IN NORWAY,” ETC.

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NORWAYnounUS /ˈnɔːrweɪ/

a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe on the western side of the Scandinavian Peninsula; achieved independence from Sweden in 1905

From this reading BY MARGARET SIDNEY AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS MIDWAY,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS GROWN UP,” “BEN PEPPER,” “A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN,” “TWO LITTLE FRIENDS IN NORWAY,” ETC.

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OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading BY MARGARET SIDNEY AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS MIDWAY,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS GROWN UP,” “BEN PEPPER,” “A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN,” “TWO LITTLE FRIENDS IN NORWAY,” ETC.

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OfficenounUS /ˈɔːfɪs/

place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed

From this reading PEPPER TRADE MARK Registered in U. S. Patent Office.

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PatentverbUS /ˈpætənt/

obtain a patent for

From this reading PEPPER TRADE MARK Registered in U. S. Patent Office.

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PEPPERverbUS /ˈpepər/

add pepper to

From this reading BY MARGARET SIDNEY AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS MIDWAY,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS GROWN UP,” “BEN PEPPER,” “A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN,” “TWO LITTLE FRIENDS IN NORWAY,” ETC.

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PEPPERSnounUS /ˈpepərz/

plural of “pepper” — climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam

From this reading BY MARGARET SIDNEY AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS MIDWAY,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS GROWN UP,” “BEN PEPPER,” “A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN,” “TWO LITTLE FRIENDS IN NORWAY,” ETC.

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PUBLISHEDadjectiveUS /ˈpʌblɪʃt/

prepared and printed for distribution and sale

From this reading PUBLISHED, AUGUST, 1907.

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RegisteredadjectiveUS /ˈredʒɪstərd/

(of animals) officially recorded with or certified by a recognized breed association; especially in a stud book

From this reading PEPPER TRADE MARK Registered in U. S. Patent Office.

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SnounUS /es/

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading PEPPER TRADE MARK Registered in U. S. Patent Office.

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SHEPARDnounUS /ˈʃepərd/

United States author of surrealistic allegorical plays (born in 1943)

From this reading LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.

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SIDNEYnounUS /ˈsɪdni/

English poet (1554-1586)

From this reading BY MARGARET SIDNEY AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS MIDWAY,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS GROWN UP,” “BEN PEPPER,” “A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN,” “TWO LITTLE FRIENDS IN NORWAY,” ETC.

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THEYpronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading BY MARGARET SIDNEY AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS MIDWAY,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS GROWN UP,” “BEN PEPPER,” “A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN,” “TWO LITTLE FRIENDS IN NORWAY,” ETC.

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TOWNnounUS /taʊn/

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading BY MARGARET SIDNEY AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS MIDWAY,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS GROWN UP,” “BEN PEPPER,” “A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN,” “TWO LITTLE FRIENDS IN NORWAY,” ETC.

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TRADEnounUS /treɪd/

the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services

From this reading PEPPER TRADE MARK Registered in U. S. Patent Office.

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TWOnounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading BY MARGARET SIDNEY AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS MIDWAY,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS GROWN UP,” “BEN PEPPER,” “A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN,” “TWO LITTLE FRIENDS IN NORWAY,” ETC.

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UnounUS /juː/

a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine

From this reading PEPPER TRADE MARK Registered in U. S. Patent Office.

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UPadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading BY MARGARET SIDNEY AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS MIDWAY,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS GROWN UP,” “BEN PEPPER,” “A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN,” “TWO LITTLE FRIENDS IN NORWAY,” ETC.

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Lothrop
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